Emmeline B. Wells

Emmeline B. Wells
Emmeline B. Wells
5th Relief Society General President
	October 3, 1910 – April 2, 1921
Called by	Joseph F. Smith
Predecessor	Bathsheba W. Smith
Successor	Clarissa S. Williams
Personal details
Born	Emmeline Blanche Woodward; February 29, 1828; Petersham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 25, 1921 (aged 93); Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery; 40°46′38″N 111°51′29″W / 40.7772°N 111.8580°W
Spouse(s)	James Harris (m. 1843, died); Newel K. Whitney (m. 1845; died 1850); Daniel H. Wells (m. 1852; died 1891);
Children	6
Parents	David and Diadama H. Woodward
Website	Emmeline B. Wells
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Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells (February 29, 1828 – April 25, 1921) was an American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist. She served as the fifth Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1910 until her death. She represented the state of Utah at both the National and American Women's Suffrage conventions and was president of the Utah Woman's Suffrage Association.^[3] She was the editor of the Woman's Exponent for 37 years.^[4] She was a plural wife to Newel K. Whitney, then Daniel H. Wells.^[3]

^ Ludlow, Daniel H, ed. (1992). "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York: Macmillan Publishing. p. 1649. ISBN 0-02-879602-0. OCLC 24502140.
^ Madsen, Carol Cornwall; Silver, Cherry B. (2012). "'I Believe in Women, Especially Thinking Women': Emmeline Blanche Woodward Wells". In Turley, Richard E.; Chapman, Brittany A. (eds.). Women of Faith in the Latter Days. Vol. 2. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book. pp. 384–397. ISBN 978-1-60907-173-8.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Romantic Rebel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Brown, Barbara. "Emmeline B. Wells, A Thinking Woman". Retrieved May 30, 2019.

[Ludlow-1] Ludlow, Daniel H, ed. (1992). "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York: Macmillan Publishing. p. 1649. ISBN 0-02-879602-0. OCLC 24502140.

[:4-2] Madsen, Carol Cornwall; Silver, Cherry B. (2012). "'I Believe in Women, Especially Thinking Women': Emmeline Blanche Woodward Wells". In Turley, Richard E.; Chapman, Brittany A. (eds.). Women of Faith in the Latter Days. Vol. 2. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book. pp. 384–397. ISBN 978-1-60907-173-8.

[Romantic_Rebel-3] Cite error: The named reference Romantic Rebel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Emmeline_B._Wells,_A_Thinking_Woman-4] Brown, Barbara. "Emmeline B. Wells, A Thinking Woman". Retrieved May 30, 2019.

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